The Golden Thread Stories of the Sun Gods & Goddesses

Pictured here is the radiant Irene. Photography by Juan Esteban Ayerbe

Since time immemorial, humans have looked to the sun as both a literal and symbolic source of life. Across lands and lineages, solar deities rose in reverence, embodiments of the creative spark, divine order, and the cyclical nature of growth. In ancient Egypt, Ra sailed the sky by day and journeyed through the underworld by night, his eternal voyage keeping the world in balance. In Greece, Apollo was both healer and harbinger of prophecy, golden-haired and lyre-strung, illuminating paths of truth. The Aztecs offered blood to Tonatiuh, the sun god who required nourishment to rise anew each day.

Even in lands where the feminine was honored, solar goddesses took center stage. In Japan, Amaterasu, the radiant one, cloaked herself in light, and her absence plunged the world into darkness. In Norse cosmology, Sol drove a chariot across the sky, chased by a wolf, reminding us that the sun, too, has its wild side.

These myths carry more than memory, they mirror the cycles within us. The sun reminds us to rise each day with intention, to pour forth our essence generously, and to retreat when needed into sacred stillness. As you sip our elixirs this season, feel the ancient warmth of the sun gods and goddesses at your back. They’ve been here far longer than us and still, they rise.

Quench your soul with CLARITY

Replenish with ginseng to restore energy and support stress resilience.

Boost brainpower with lion’s mane, soothe the lungs with elecampane, refresh the senses with mint, and brighten your mood and immunity with lemon.

With Love & Sunlight,

Ambrosia